RECAP: T.O. Interview In The Locker Room (8/28)

Originally posted by Waffle from a sports forum:
Paraphrased Tidbits... (from DC.com audio)

• T.O. said the media is really blowing everything out of proportion. He's injured, but so are a lot of other NFL players and they aren't getting constantly questioned about it. He said that everything he does is magnified by the media. He insists he isn't being a problem and that he's just trying to get healthy so he can get back on the field.

• T.O. said that if Parcells' rule is that you don't play if you don't practice, he won't play. He isn't going to defy or argue with that.

• He was asked if he didn't start a game, would that bother him? He said he didn't get any "extra bonuses or pats on the back for starting", so as long as he was able to get out on the field and contribute, he would be just fine with it.

• He did admit and acknowledge he was fined and that he apologized. (To whom, I didn't catch) Mentioned he does extra rehab at night, but he said he learned from his mistake and it won't happen again. Steve Dennis asked T.O. if he were going to buy a new alarm clock, but T.O. apparently ignored the question.

• He said he and Parcells had talked about him getting back on the field while they were in Oxnard, but that he hasn't spoken to him about the injury situation since the team returned to Dallas.

• T.O. said he watched the game on T.V. Saturday night.

• Said on several occasions that he just wants to get healthy and get back on the field, and everything will take care of itself. He even mentioned that no one would be talking about this stuff later in the year.